Looking for skis for a 10 year old boy.

[1chris5]

Love your cage match reviews. Try not to miss any! As I was shopping for skis for my 10 year old boy, I realized that my son would fit perfectly on many women's skis like the Joy line etc. He needs a light weight ski but with some power (like the use of graphene) to support his growing strength and frame. I suspect this market is too small to convert the topsheets to a male youth oriented ski line. Cheers

 

[Tricia]

Love your cage match reviews. Try not to miss any! As I was shopping for skis for my 10 year old boy, I realized that my son would fit perfectly on many women's skis like the Joy line etc. He needs a light weight ski but with some power (like the use of graphene) to support his growing strength and frame. I suspect this market is too small to convert the topsheets to a male youth oriented ski line. Cheers

Seriously, you should consider the K2 Pinnacle Jr ski, which is 84 under foot. Its a really nice ski.
https://www.k2skis.com/en/skis/kids/pinnacle-jr-1718.html
Check with @SkiEssentials or @skifotm to see if they have it in stock.

 

[Dwight]

Love your cage match reviews. Try not to miss any! As I was shopping for skis for my 10 year old boy, I realized that my son would fit perfectly on many women's skis like the Joy line etc. He needs a light weight ski but with some power (like the use of graphene) to support his growing strength and frame. I suspect this market is too small to convert the topsheets to a male youth oriented ski line. Cheers

Which is one reason I like the looks of the Fischer and Elan women lines. Great for young light males with out the pink.

 

[1chris5]

Seriously, you should consider the K2 Pinnacle Jr ski, which is 84 under foot. Its a really nice ski.
https://www.k2skis.com/en/skis/kids/pinnacle-jr-1718.html
Check with @SkiEssentials or @skifotm to see if they have it in stock.

That's a great! ski but is there something less than a beer budget? Maybe sniffing glue budget. I assume that's cheap. I just bought him a Dynastar Team Speed Jr w/ Look 7 xp for $150 at Corbetts. Also, we ski in the Poconos and I am hesitant to have him jump to such a wide wasted ski until his ski fundamentals are rock solid or we move to VT. Whichever comes first. You're the best! cheers

 

[Tricia]

Actually, SkiEssentials has a smoking deal on it, with binding.
http://www.skiessentials.com/2018-k2-pinnacle-junior-skis-w-fdt-bindings.html
Is this better?

 

[Tricia]

Other women's skis with generic looks for young boys,
Fischer Ranger
Elan RipSticks
Dynastar LegendW

 

[Philpug]

DPS Wailer Grom 87 The junior version of the Foundation Cassair 87 reviewed HERE.

 

[Dwight]

@Tricia knows a lot more than me, but @SkiEssentials are very hard to beat.

http://www.skiessentials.com/skis/killer-deals.html

Put big pukski stickers over the pink and get the Volkl Pyras.

 

[1chris5]

Skiessentials is awesome. I PMd @SkiEssentials regarding a Binding recommendation as I was very interested in the flat Volkl Step Jr. at 148cm. Skiessentials recommended the Marker M 7.0 Freeride. The whole package is $240 with 20% off to boot. Exactly in my price range. I decided against it because I want a demo / race style binding that can be easily resized. I am buying slightly longer skis than his size, he is growing like a weed and his foot size changes frequently and I think reselling it will be more desirable. In a vacuum this is what I would buy without other considerations for great Blue Mountain Pocono skiing.
Marker
Step Jr

 

[crgildart]

My hundred pounder is on Atomic women's skis this season.. But they're RED with no girly stuff at all..

 

[Slim]

Seriously, you should consider the K2 Pinnacle Jr ski, which is 84 under foot. Its a really nice ski.
https://www.k2skis.com/en/skis/kids/pinnacle-jr-1718.html
Check with @SkiEssentials or @skifotm to see if they have it in stock.

My 97lbs, 5”2” daughter has those and has really skied wel on them in Colorado this past week and a half. Mostly soft, some powder, trees, moguls, some hardpack, a few scraped up grooomers back down at the end of day. She did well everywhere.

 

[Turnoisier]

My 10 yr old has been on a pair of Fischer Prodigys for the last couple of seasons. They're twin tip, but do everything extremely well from very hard snow carving to sloppy spring snow. They have an 80mm waist IIRC. He loves them!

 

[Wilhelmson]

Women's skis might work for a preteen, but not a 10 year old unless he's a brute. Ebay and craigslist are the way to go on the cheap if you don't mind some scratches on the topsheet.

If you don't mind shopping abroad, look at snowleader. I got my kid a pair of new 16/17 skis for cheaper than anywhere else, even after factoring the $50 shipping and exchange rate. Unfortunately you only get the free cheese (seriously) if you're ordering on the UK site.